Pixel Joint News

Pixel Art Challenge: Multi-Purpose Portrait

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:01:59 PST

From challenge winner Kaiseto comes this week's challenge. Create either a 1/2 body or a 3/4 body portrait of a character that could be used during a dialogue sequence in a game. Some examples of this are shown here (Clockwise from top left: Disgaea, Disgaea 2, Prince of Persia: The Fallen King, The World Ends With You). Remember, the bottom-right image is an example of what not to do.

The character can be anything as long as it is capable of speech. The pixel art should be the character only. Everything outside the character should be fully transparent.

You are to make a portrait that can be used with multiple dialogs; the expression must be suitable for all three of the dialogues listed below:

I have lost my crystal, will you find it and bring it to me?
We don't have much time left to save the princess.
I am thankful for your help in my quest.

Canvas Size - Max 180 x 240.
Colors - Max 32.
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Optional.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: The Mysterious Glow

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:00:50 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: The Mysterious Glow.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: The Tooth Fairy

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:00:38 PST

The The Tooth Fairy pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Zahnfee by vierbit

toof fairy by st0ven

The tooth fairy visits young Nicholas by FrankieSmileShow

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the The Tooth Fairy forum thread for more information.

Pixel Art Challenge: The Mysterious Glow

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:02:00 PST

Create an image that shows some kind of a mysterious glow. Remember, this challenge is basically about lighting.

edit: it seems a lot of people are misunderstanding the term 'mysterious'. From dictionary.com: "3. of obscure nature, meaning, origin, etc.; puzzling; inexplicable." Light sources from generally known and explainable circumstances do not constitute mysteriousness!

Canvas Size - Min 100x100.
Colours - Unrestricted. But must contain BOTH black (#000000) AND white (#ffffff).
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: The Tooth Fairy

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:01:02 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: The Tooth Fairy.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: Egads!

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:49 PST

The Egads! pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

It's simple... - Weekly Challenge by JinnDEvil

Egads! A Clue! by The B.O.B.

egads - tomatocide! by unicorngirl

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Egads! forum thread for more information.

Newgrounds Art

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:14:25 PST

Newgrounds.com, a site that used to be only for flash movies/games and music, has now added an art section.

Users can submit up to 20 works of art, and then if an established artist likes your work, they will add it to the gallery. The gallery has 5 sections: Ilustration, Fine Art, 3D Art, Pixel Art, and Other.

You can also choose to allow people to use your art for their works, like games or movies. Really just another way to get your art seen, and by possibly different people. I know some of you already know about it, because I've seen some recognizable art there. They also have a very nice upload/crop system.

Newgrounds News post about the gallery:
http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1072217

Newgrounds Pixel Art Gallery:
http://www.newgrounds.com/art/category/pixel-art

Pixel Art Challenge: The Tooth Fairy

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:30:26 PST

Pixel your own interpretation of the tooth fairy. You may include a background if you wish, or you may simply draw the character, leaving the background transparent.

Canvas Size - Unrestricted.
Colours - Max 20.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: Egads!

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:30:21 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Egads!.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: Side Ship

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:30:19 PST

The Side Ship pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Elk's Ark by Elk

mushroom fantasy by Pixelarg

Our best pilot is a pig?! - Weekly Challenge by JinnDEvil

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Side Ship forum thread for more information.

Fix Firefox!

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:54:57 PST

This is a follow-up to the news post below by Evilagram.

Top Pixel Art - May 2009

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:10:10 PST

The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for May 2009. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.

P.O.D by TheInquisitor

Plagued - GB Challenge by jalonso

Pixelblink - Failsafe by Adarias

Monolithic Circle by Kaiseto

Blueball Crab by jalonso

The King of Clubs - Weekly Challenge by JinnDEvil

Elk's Doodle Interpretation Worm-Thingy by Elk

King of Hearts by cocefi

APH picnic by emlan

Tiepolo Conception by AlexHW

Pixel Art Challenge: Egads!

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:15:41 PST

surt challenges you to pixel a scene that could be captioned with the word "Egads!" using only the default EGA 16 colour palette.

A caption containing "Egads!" in the image is encouraged, but optional.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egads

Subject matter and execution is up to you and your imagination.

Canvas Size - Max 320 (width) x 200 (height).
Colors: Max 16. Use only colors from the default EGA palette:

Transparency - No.
Animation - No.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: Side Ship

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:14:32 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Side Ship.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: Gates of Heaven/Hell

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:14:08 PST

The Gates of Heaven/Hell pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Hobo Heaven by Peach

World's Worst Security by TheInquisitor

The gate to Hell! by Game & Watch

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Gates of Heaven/Hell forum thread for more information.